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<div class="section field field-name-field-share-it-with-the-world field-type-gigya-sharebar field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><div id="gigya-share"></div></div></div></div><div class="section field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><img src="https://rlc.org/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/field/image/rlc_logo_new_color_200x200_30.png?itok=ZWr6RSc2" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="section field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"> <p style="text-align: justify;">WASHINGTON, DC - The Republican Liberty Caucus has urged Senate Republicans to oppose a bill introduced by Senator Mitch McConnell Tuesday night to extend through 2020 Section 215 of the Patriot Act which governs the NSA’s authority to surveil Americans’ phone records. The current bill governing NSA phone record surveillance expires on June 1st.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“Americans were stunned when Edward Snowden came forward and showed the extent to which the United States government is spying on its own citizenry,” said RLC National Chair Matt Nye of Florida. “The NSA surveillance program as it currently exists is something right out of the book ‘1984’; it is an abomination, a clear violation of the fourth amendment, and all Americans should be deeply troubled by its very existence.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Congress attempted to reign in the NSA’s spying powers last year with the introduction of the USA Freedom Act sponsored by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT). The House passed a gutted version of the bill, but the Senate companion, which was opposed by McConnell, stalled.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“The Republican Party is supposed to be the party of less government, lower taxes and more freedom,” Nye said. “Yet once again we have Republicans in leadership - who are completely out of touch with the American people that put them in office - advocating for the exact opposite of those principles.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">McConnell and Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC), the bill’s co-sponsor, invoked a special rule to bring the bill to the floor without the usual committee vetting process. “You have to marvel at how the Republican controlled Senate can’t use the same rules the Democrats used to pass Obama Care, to repeal Obamacare, but it can pull out all the stops to avoid having a debate in committee when it comes to spying on the American people.” Nye said. “McConnell is an embarrassment to Republicans, and an enemy of the Constitution of the United States and the principles upon which this country was founded.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Many pundits and Republican leaders were surprised by the lack of Republican voter turnout in 2012, but Nye says it’s no mystery to him.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“In a presidential election where the signature issue was Obamacare, the Republicans put up the only candidate that had socialized medicine in his home state,” Nye said. “Rather than vote for ‘socialist-lite’, Republican voters simply stayed home.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In spite of being given control of the Senate in 2014, Nye says the Republicans still didn’t get the message. “The Republicans were given the Senate because the American people clearly wanted to put an end to the Obama agenda,” Nye said. “Yet time and again the Republicans behave just like those they were elected to stop, and at some point the voters who have been repeatedly betrayed will simply cease to turn out for them.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When the American people finally ask the question, “With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?,” the Republican Party is finished, Nye said.</p>
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<div class="views-field views-field-field-about"> <div class="field-content">Matt Nye is an innovative entrepreneur and political activist with 24 years of diversified experience in technology, telecommunications, finance, marketing and communications. Nye currently works as Regional Director for Verteks Consulting, a leading provider of voice and data networks for enterprise and government clients in Florida. In addition to his work at Verteks Consulting, Nye has taken on a number of leadership roles in local and national political organizations. He is the Founder and Immediate Past Chair of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Central East Florida (RLC), the Organizer of the Brevard Tea Parties and the National Chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus. As the Organizer of the Brevard Tea Party Nye is a frequently sought expert for local media on subjects like taxes, regulation, waste, fraud, abuse and transparency. In his capacity as National Chairman of the RLC he is frequently interviewed on issues pertaining to national party politics and the role the liberty movement plays in today&#039;s political landscape.</div> </div> </div>
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</div> Sun, 26 Apr 2015 23:00:00 +0000Matt Nye111 at https://rlc.orghttps://rlc.org/article/rlc-condemns-mcconnells-attempt-extend-patriot-act-phone-surveillance#commentsRepublican Liberty Caucus Announces Wayne Allyn Root as Chairman of National Campaign Committee and Advisory Boardhttps://rlc.org/article/republican-liberty-caucus-announces-wayne-allyn-root-chairman-national-campaign-committee
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<p style="text-align: justify;">One of America’s most vocal critics of the Obama administration, Root is a frequent radio and TV guest, political commentator, syndicated political columnist, and the author of the national bestselling books, “The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide” and “The Murder of the Middle Class.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">"We are very excited to have Wayne on board," said Matt Nye, RLC National Chairman. "Wayne is an extremely talented, charismatic and dynamic media personality; he's an outspoken advocate for liberty, but he is particularly fierce on economic freedom and the U.S. Constitution."</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">At the time Root joined the Libertarian Presidential ticket in 2008, the Bob Barr-Wayne Root presidential ticket was the 2nd most successful vote-getter in the party's history. Root says that experience showed him just how heavily the scales are tilted in favor of the two-party system.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">"As the Libertarian Party’s vice presidential nominee, I called myself a 'REAGAN libertarian,' in honor of my heroes Ronald Reagan and his mentor Barry Goldwater," Root said. "I will forever be a libertarian leaning Republican-conservative, and I am grateful for my start in national politics with the Libertarian Party."</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Root says the grassroots uprising in 2010 and 2014 has given him hope the Republican Party can be returned to its roots.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">"Given the popularity of the Tea Party message it makes sense to work within the Republican Party to return the GOP to the ideology of Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater and Jack Kemp," Root said. "That is exactly the mission of the Republican Liberty Caucus, and I’m here to inject a dose of world-class energy and enthusiasm!"</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">RLC Chairman Matt Nye agrees, but says the Republicans apparently didn’t get the memo. He hopes high profile individuals like Root joining with grassroots organizations like the RLC will help them see the light.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">"In spite of the clear message the grassroots sent with massive, record-setting landslides in both the 2010 and 2014 elections, GOP party leadership doesn't appear to have gotten the message," Nye said. "Republicans were given a clear mandate to stop Obama's agenda, but they've done nothing of substance to do so."</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Root agrees.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">"We're stuck with leadership in both houses that is either spineless, incompetent or sympathetic to the president's big government agenda; that, or the GOP’s leaders have simply been bought off by lawyers, lobbyists, big corporate donations and the famous DC culture of corruption," Root said. "This is simply unacceptable. We are watching the greatest country, and the greatest middle class, in world history being systematically destroyed, and that is something I cannot stand by idly and watch."</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In his best-selling books Root blames the partnership of big government, big media and big corporations.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">"Republicans must stand firm, cut spending and debt, balance the budget, repeal Obamacare, audit and reform the Fed, re-establish the Gold Standard and roll back out-of control federal agencies like the EPA, IRS, and the NSA program spying on US citizens," Root said. "Most of all, Republican leaders must stand up and fight for capitalism and American Exceptionalism.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Root says Republicans must offer a clear alternative.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">"The GOP controls Congress, and Congress controls spending," Root said. "It's time the GOP withdraws from this president's agenda that is destroying capitalism, small business and America. If they can’t do that, then Americans have no reason to vote Republican."</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Nye concurs.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">"With Wayne's help, we at the RLC intend to hold their feet to the fire,” he said.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Root’s web site is <a href="http://www.ROOTforAmerica.com">www.ROOTforAmerica.com</a>. His new business book, entitled “The Power of RELENTLESS!” will be out August 10th. You can <a href="http://twitter.com/WayneRoot/">follow Wayne on Twitter here</a>. </p>
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<div class="views-field views-field-field-about"> <div class="field-content">Matt Nye is an innovative entrepreneur and political activist with 24 years of diversified experience in technology, telecommunications, finance, marketing and communications. Nye currently works as Regional Director for Verteks Consulting, a leading provider of voice and data networks for enterprise and government clients in Florida. In addition to his work at Verteks Consulting, Nye has taken on a number of leadership roles in local and national political organizations. He is the Founder and Immediate Past Chair of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Central East Florida (RLC), the Organizer of the Brevard Tea Parties and the National Chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus. As the Organizer of the Brevard Tea Party Nye is a frequently sought expert for local media on subjects like taxes, regulation, waste, fraud, abuse and transparency. In his capacity as National Chairman of the RLC he is frequently interviewed on issues pertaining to national party politics and the role the liberty movement plays in today&#039;s political landscape.</div> </div> </div>
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</div> Mon, 09 Mar 2015 12:00:00 +0000Matt Nye106 at https://rlc.orghttps://rlc.org/article/republican-liberty-caucus-announces-wayne-allyn-root-chairman-national-campaign-committee#commentsRLC Endorses Bevin in Kentucky US Senate Racehttps://rlc.org/article/rlc-endorses-bevin-kentucky-us-senate-race
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<p class="Standard"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: normal;">“It is time that the career professional politicians more interested in being Washington insiders step aside for new voices who will represent their constituents' desire for lower taxes and less government interference in their family affairs and their personal lives,” said RLC National Chair Matt Nye.</span></span></p>
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<p class="Standard"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: normal;">Nye said it was a thorough process to compare the incumbent Sen. Mitch McConnell and Matt Bevin, and the RLC deliberates carefully when the incumbent is a Republican.</span></span></p>
<p class="Standard"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: normal;">“But in the end, it was clear that Matt Bevin, unlike the incumbent, will stand up for individual liberty, limited government and Constitutional principles. He will hold Washington accountable for its actions that impact the lives of hard-working citizens who know better than government how to manage their lives,” Nye said.</span></span></p>
<p class="Standard"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: normal;">Nye noted that Bevin is a successful entrepreneur who has managed financial and asset funds, including time as Vice President of Putnam Investments, and who has run a successful business that has created jobs in the private sector.</span></span></p>
<p class="Standard"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: normal;">“Unlike Senator McConnell, who voted to increase the debt limit nine times adding $6.7 trillion to the national debt and who voted to expand government spending, Matt Bevin assures us that he will not support an increase in the debt limit unless Congress passes a binding plan to balance the federal budget within ten years,” Nye said.</span></span></p>
<p class="Standard"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: normal;">Noting that Liberty Republicans are concerned about the expanse of government powers, Nye said Bevin scored well with RLC members because he has promised to protect Constitutional freedoms, roll back the Patriot Act and to limit the government’s ability to engage in unconstitutional surveillance of American citizens.</span></span></p>
<p class="Standard"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: normal;">“We believe that Matt Bevin is the best hope for the citizens of Kentucky to be secure without government prying into their private lives,” Nye said.</span></span></p>
<p class="Standard"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: normal;">Bevin resides in Louisville with his wife, Glenna, and their 9 children.</span></span></p>
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</div> Tue, 21 Jan 2014 15:15:00 +0000Matt Nye60 at https://rlc.orghttps://rlc.org/article/rlc-endorses-bevin-kentucky-us-senate-race#comments